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Artists are jumping into a market that will pay thousands for their work. But they're running into scams, environmental concerns, and crypto hype.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | October 26, 2021
Partial differential equations can describe everything from planetary motion to plate tectonics, but they're notoriously hard to solve.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | October 19, 2021
Government use of face ID systems exploded during the pandemic—but tying it to critical services has left some people locked out at the moment they needed help...MIT Technology Review From ACM News | September 28, 2021
A new survey shows the controversial systems are poised to play an even bigger role in federal business.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | August 25, 2021
Scientists used machine learning to develop an automatic mapping service that can enhance traffic management with greater intelligence.
MIT Technology Review From ACM TechNews | June 29, 2021
A year ago, engineers built apps to track potential virus exposure. Our research shows the impact has been mixed—but there's still potential.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | June 22, 2021
A decade ago, the artificial-intelligence pioneer transformed the field with a major breakthrough. Now he's working on a new imaginary system named GLOM.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | April 16, 2021
The company's AI algorithms gave it an insatiable habit for lies and hate speech. Now the man who built them can't fix the problem.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | March 15, 2021
Machine-learning models are trained by low-paid online gig workers. They're not going away—but we can change the way they work, says Saiph Savage.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | December 11, 2020
Models are learning how to generate images from captions, a sign that they're getting better at understanding our world.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | September 29, 2020
Digital diagnosis could transform psychiatry by mining your most intimate data for clues. But is the privacy cost worth it?
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | August 26, 2020
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology says there are 15 contenders remaining in its competition to develop quantum-proof encryption, down from...MIT Technology Review From ACM TechNews | August 6, 2020
Machine-learning models trained on normal behavior are showing cracks — forcing humans to step in to set them straight.
Technology Review From ACM News | May 15, 2020
Machine-learning models trained on normal behavior are showing cracks —forcing humans to step in to set them straight.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | May 12, 2020
The pandemic shows that the U.S. is no longer much good at coming up with technologies relevant to our most basic needs.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | May 11, 2020
In this episode of Radio Corona, Gideon Lichfield will discuss the future of our connected world with Vint Cerf, one of the people known as a "father of the internet...MIT Technology Review From ACM News | May 6, 2020
Researchers at Google have developed a four-legged robot that learned to walk completely on its own in just a few hours.
MIT Technology Review From ACM TechNews | March 10, 2020
Researchers at McAfee have demonstrated that adversarial machine learning can thwart autonomous driving systems.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | February 27, 2020
IBM upgraded the neural networks of its Project Debater system to improve the quality of evidence the argument-mining system uncovers.
MIT Technology Review From ACM TechNews | January 30, 2020